Tone Vocab Flashcards
Abrupt in manner; blunt, rough
Brusque
Frank, outspoken, open, and sincere
Candid
Extremely irritable or easily angered
Choleric
Intended or likely to peacate or pacify
Conciliatory
Tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
Contentious
Expressive contempt or ridicule
Derisive
Barren or laid waste, devastated
Desolate
Overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high spirited
Ebullient
Unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
Effusive
Accepting of all events as inevitable
Fatalistic
Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm etc
Fervent
Obnoxiously pious; self righteous
Holier-than-though
Penetrating; clear and direct, sharp
Incisive
Skeptical and disbelieving
Incredulous
Feeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting
Indignant
Characterized by examining ones own mind
Introspective
Cheerful, merry
Jocund
Mournful, dismal, gloomy
Lugubrious
Gloomy state of mind, depression
Melancholy
Joyous, jolly
Mirthful
Meticulous, precise
Pedantic
Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
Pensive
Brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression
Pithy
Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely, reserved
Reticent
Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident
Sanguine
Bitter or scornful derision; mocking, cynical, sneering
Sardonic
Full of open or unqualified contempt
Scornful
Neatly or effectively concise, brief and pithy
Terse
Full of fear, timid
Timorous
Filled with bitter criticism or malice
Vitriolic
Playfully quaint and fanciful, especially in a humorous way
Whimsical
Characterized by longing; yearning
Wistful
Enthusiastic and eager
Zealous
Having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two courses of action
Ambivalent
